International Singles Heartache Day

Guess what guys?! A week from now is International Singles Heartache Day AKA Valentine's Day.

The fourteenth of February has to be the most dreaded day for lonely singles across the whole planet... and everyone knows why.

The funny thing is there are people who try to cheer up the people who have joined Sargent Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band, but those people tend to have actual "Valentine's". How's that for a bitchslap.

This year, like last year, I will be celebrating International Singles Heartache Day by:

1) Listening Sad FM

2) When I'm done listening to Sad FM, I'll change over to Fuck my life FM

3) Eat copious amounts of chocolates that I have bought myself, because no one ever buys me chocolates

4) Drink copious amounts of red/ white and cheap wine... alone in the dark of my 4m x 4m bedroom

5) I will watch shout "LIAR" at the TV, because the chick flick I'm watching just isn't realistic...

6) Cry...

7) Bitch...

8) Contribute to some on-line forum on how V-Day is all about capitalism etc etc etc when I so fucking desperately want a Valentine...

9) Buy myself roses so that I don't feel sad, but then get sad anyway because I had to buy my own roses...

10) Constantly look at my phone for any "Happy Valentine's Day" SMSs, BBMs or Tweets...

11) and finally I will yet again blame myself for being alone on Valentine's Day...

I thought by now some therapist would have came up with a name for the absolute fear of Valentine's Day, but apparently not... instead they have named stupid fears like the fear of spiders...

I hate it when people expect me to be OK with being single... there are many days when I'm glad that I'm single, and there are days when I'm fine being on my own, but due to certain things that's been happening in my life, I could really use the comfort that only a lover can provide (no, not sex...).

I lost my best friend to his boyfriend (and a vast selection of his more "upper class" friends... he can deny it all he wants to but it's true) so I don't really have that special someone I can talk to any more. (He probably doesn't even realise that we've drifted apart. I have him on BBM but we just never chat. I try to initiate a convo but a few messages down the line I get thrown smiley faces, lol's and "tell me something new" as a response.)

I know I'm not the only person who won't enjoy 14 Feb this year, and that's what makes it harder. I know that the people who will have the most miserable time next week Tuesday, would appreciate it more if they had someone to spend it with compared to people who will be spending it with someone.

I know I won't have a Valentine this year, and I probably won't have one next year, but one thing is for sure, if I survive the 14th, I'll be on the 15th...

Mr Lovelace out...